An online resource for information on all things Bluegrass in southern New England from the folks at WHUS Radio's "Bluegrass Cafe." We broadcast each Sunday from 4:00-7:00PM (EST) on WHUS, 91.7FM and whus.org in Storrs, CT. Call us during the show -- (860)486-9487, or send email to bgcafe@gmail.com.

Sunday, February 07, 2010

"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 2/7/2010

Back to three hours for today'sBG Cafe. While we couldn't squeeze in quite as many tunes as Jim was able to play on last week's five hour program, we still pumped out a whole lot of great BG tunes. Hope you enjoyed 'em...In anticipation of next weekend's25th Joe Val Bluegrass Festival in Framingham, MA, we included a whole bunch of tunes from performers who'll be appearing at this big Boston Bluegrass Union-sponsored event. If you don't yet have a reservation at the Sheraton Framingham (where the event is held), you're out of luck, as the hotel sold out all of its rooms in less than five minutes when reservations were opened up last November. It should be a great festival with lots and lots of top-notch performers, includingMichael Cleveland & Flamekeeper,J.D. Crowe & the New South, theGibson Brothers, theSpinney Brothers,Sierra Hull & Highway 111, theJosh Williams Band, Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass,Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver,Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, and quite a few more. We hope to see you there!The big news in the Bluegrass world this week was the release of Dailey & Vincent's new tribute CD to the Statler Brothers (called "Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers"). If you've ever seen D&V's live show (or, really, listened to either of their first two Rounder CDs), you KNOW that these guys include LOTS of tunes from the Statler Brothers Songbook in their repertoire. As I've told you plenty of times, I've been a big Statler fan myself for the better part of forever, but I never would have imagined any of their songs being worked up as BG tunes. This new D&V CD is "mighty fine" (to quote the ol' Roadhog), and you can bet you'll be hearing lots more of it on the air in future weeks and months at WHUS. Is it better than the original Statler stuff? Nope...but it is a fabulous tribute to the Statlers from the hottest thing going in the BG world.The WHUS radio schedule changes once again this Thursday, 2/11, but we hope to remain on the air for our usual Sunday afternoon timeslot. With that in mind, I hope to join you once again next Sunday as I wind down my Joe Val weekend. If you enjoy some classic country sounds combined with your BG, I invite you to join me for my last Tuesday afternoon fill-in this week (2/9) from 1-3PM. Thanks for listening - Amy REQUESTS ARE RED.